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Part A Investigating Modern History – The Nature of Modern History

Preparing for Year 12 Modern History
Bernie Howitt offers tips and suggestions to help you prepare for Year 12.
Unpacking a senior historical investigation
A step-by-step guide to completing a successful Year 11 historical investigation
Looking for bias and considering perspectives
Why is perspective so important? Are biased sources useful? This video answers these and other questions about this important topic.
Why study Modern History today?
Find out how studying Modern History can help you better understand the world around you today.

Chapter 1 The Investigation of Historic Sites and Sources: the Trenches of the First World War and the Archaeology of Fromelles

1.1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 1 The Investigation of Historic Sites and Sources: the Trenches of the First World War and the Archaeology of Fromelles

1.2 The nature and importance of archives to historians

1.2 The nature and importance of archives to historians
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 1 The Investigation of Historic Sites and Sources: the Trenches of the First World War and the Archaeology of Fromelles

1.3 The reconstruction of historic sites: the Western Front

1.3 The reconstruction of historic sites: the Western Front
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 1 The Investigation of Historic Sites and Sources: the Trenches of the First World War and the Archaeology of Fromelles

1.4 The contribution of archaeological and scientific techniques in the investigation of the past

1.4 The contribution of archaeological and scientific techniques in the investigation of the past
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 2 The Contestability of the Past: Pearl Harbor

2.1 Introduction

2.1 Introduction
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 2 The Contestability of the Past: Pearl Harbor

2.2 The attack at Pearl Harbor

2.2 The attack at Pearl Harbor
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 2 The Contestability of the Past: Pearl Harbor

2.3 How historians test hypotheses about the past

2.3 How historians test hypotheses about the past
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 2 The Contestability of the Past: Pearl Harbor

2.4 The role of sources and evidence in the evaluation of different theories and remembrances of the past

2.4 The role of sources and evidence in the evaluation of different theories and remembrances of the past
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 3 The Construction of Modern Histories: the Holocaust

3.1 Introduction

3.1 Introduction
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 3 The Construction of Modern Histories: the Holocaust

3.2 Different types of histories

3.2 Different types of histories
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 3 The Construction of Modern Histories: the Holocaust

3.3 The historical context of the Holocaust

3.3 The historical context of the Holocaust
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 3 The Construction of Modern Histories: the Holocaust

3.4 The role of evidence, interpretation and perspective in the construction of historical accounts

3.4 The role of evidence, interpretation and perspective in the construction of historical accounts
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 3 The Construction of Modern Histories: the Holocaust

3.5 The role of selectivity, emphasis and omission in the construction of historical accounts

3.5 The role of selectivity, emphasis and omission in the construction of historical accounts
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 4 History and Memory: Autobiography

4.1 Introduction

4.1 Introduction
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 4 History and Memory: Autobiography

4.2 History and memoir

4.2 History and memoir
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 4 History and Memory: Autobiography

4.3 The contribution of oral history to understanding the past

4.3 The contribution of oral history to understanding the past
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 4 History and Memory: Autobiography

4.4 Expressions of collective memory

4.4 Expressions of collective memory
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

Chapter 5 The Representation and Commemoration of the Past: Film, Television and History

5.1 Introduction

5.1 Introduction
A write-in worksheet for the questions and tasks in this section

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Part A Investigating Modern History – The Nature of Modern History

Preparing for Year 12 Modern History

Unpacking a senior historical investigation

Looking for bias and considering perspectives

Why study Modern History today?

Chapter 1 The Investigation of Historic Sites and Sources: the Trenches of the First World War and the Archaeology of Fromelles

Chapter 1 The investigation of Historic Sites and Sources: the Trenches of the First World War and the Archaeology of Fromelles

Chapter 1 The investigation of Historic Sites and Sources: the Trenches of the First World War and the Archaeology of Fromelles

1.1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The nature and importance of archives to historians

1.2 The nature and importance of archives to historians

1.3 The reconstruction of historic sites: the Western Front

1.3 The reconstruction of historic sites: the Western Front

1.4 The contribution of archaeological and scientific techniques in the investigation of the past

1.4 The contribution of archaeological and scientific techniques in the investigation of the past

Chapter 2 The Contestability of the Past: Pearl Harbor

Chapter 2 The Contestability of the Past: Pearl Harbor

Chapter 2 The Contestability of the Past: Pearl Harbor

2.1 Introduction

2.1 Introduction

2.2 The attack at Pearl Harbor

2.2 The attack at Pearl Harbor

2.3 How historians test hypotheses about the past

2.3 How historians test hypotheses about the past

2.4 The role of sources and evidence in the evaluation of different theories and remembrances of the past

2.4 The role of sources and evidence in the evaluation of different theories and remembrances of the past

Chapter 3 The Construction of Modern Histories: the Holocaust

Chapter 3 The Construction of Modern Histories: the Holocaust

Chapter 3 The Construction of Modern Histories: the Holocaust

3.1 Introduction

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Different types of histories

3.2 Different types of histories

3.3 The historical context of the Holocaust

3.3 The historical context of the Holocaust

3.4 The role of evidence, interpretation and perspective in the construction of historical accounts

3.4 The role of evidence, interpretation and perspective in the construction of historical accounts

3.5 The role of selectivity, emphasis and omission in the construction of historical accounts

3.5 The role of selectivity, emphasis and omission in the construction of historical accounts

Chapter 4 History and Memory: Autobiography

Chapter 4 History and Memory: Autobiography

Chapter 4 History and Memory: Autobiography

4.1 Introduction

4.1 Introduction

4.2 History and memoir

4.2 History and memoir

4.3 The contribution of oral history to understanding the past

4.3 The contribution of oral history to understanding the past

4.4 Expressions of collective memory

4.4 Expressions of collective memory

Chapter 5 The Representation and Commemoration of the Past: Film, Television and History

Chapter 5 The Representation and Commemoration of the Past: Film, Television and History

Chapter 5 The Representation and Commemoration of the Past: Film, Television and History

5.1 Introduction

5.1 Introduction